5hp B&S alternate fuels?

[viper3508]

NVM figured out how to use the search tab... DUH! me.

[Rotore]

.... wow

[viper3508]

hey atleast I didn't sit here and have everyone yell at me about not using it.... I kind of figured out that trying to run nitromethanol in a B&S is like trying to fit an elephant in a 6" by 6" box.

[Rotore]

doesnt hurt to ask and the guys here are pretty cool

[Raviolikid134]

Originally Posted by viper3508

hey atleast I didn't sit here and have everyone yell at me about not using it.... I kind of figured out that trying to run nitromethanol in a B&S is like trying to fit an elephant in a 6" by 6" box.

Sounds like it would be cool if it worked but you'd end up using so much nitro just tuning it to run youd end up spending more on fuel than the price of your B & S

[Kenny_McCormic]

You could run glofuel in a briggs(for how long is the real question!), I can provide a jetting chart too.
http://www.turbofast.com.au/racefuel6.html

[viper3508]

I thought about ordering some Torco Race fuel (110 octane) and upping the compression pretty high (not to be outdone by flow) but I'm not sure how that would work... reading up about this "GloFuel" as well.

Nitro does seem like to much of a hassle just like Ravio said... tuning would be hard as ****E!

[viper3508]

And yes if you could provide the charts that would be amazing... has anyone thought about trying to make a glo-fuel/gas mix kind of like when ppl run a gas/methanol mix...?

[Rotore]

you can run e85 on a go kart you just need a diaphram style carb.

[viper3508]

how much power do you gain from switching to E85 from regular gas? and where could I obtain a diaphragm style carb for a 5hp? or one that could be used atleast...

[Rotore]

look at my other thread it has a video on it